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Paper Marbling Starter Kit | Tools | Supplies | Recommended Reading and Viewing | TexoPrint Paper | Marbled Papers by Galen Berry
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The Art of Marbling by Galen Berry Here it is! This is the booklet that Galen uses in his classes. It contains his recipes, patterns, tips and tricks. He explains the tools and the supplies. It's a wonderful resource.
The Art of
Marbling
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Paper Marbling: Patterns and Notes
There are also sections on recommended reading, the process outline and recipes. Does not include paint information. Note: This booklet is meant as a quick reference, not for learning how to marble. Marbling knowledge is available from many books. |
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Starter Marbling Tool Kit
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Plastic Broom Straw Wrap a rubber band around a few of these plastic broom straws and use them as a whisk for laying paints onto your size. Each bundle is enough to make 10 to 20 whisks, depending on how thick you make them. The more bristles in a whisk, the stiffer it will be. $4.00 / bundle |
 Plastic whisks last for years and don't break into pieces that then fall into your tray. They won't get waterlogged and limp, you can wash them out and use them over and over. We recommend making one whisk for each color you will be using. |
| Our tools fit a standard-size (11½" x 17¼") baking sheet or cookie tray, which can be used as a marbling tray to hold the size. Christine's favorite tray is a clear plastic 11" x 14" box picture frame. We get them from Michael's. | |
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Fine Tooth Comb Used for making the nonpareil pattern, and used as a preliminary step for making bouquet, feather, bird wing, etc. Five teeth per inch. $9.00 |
This is the standard spacing for a traditional nonpareil pattern. If you are only buying one comb, this is the one.
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Wide Tooth Comb Used for making a slightly wider-spaced nonpareil pattern, and is especially useful for up-and-down combing (chevron). Four teeth per inch. $9.00 |
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Single Rake Nails spaced at 2". Used alone or in addition to a comb, for making wide patterns such as the French curl, feather, and bird wing. The rake is usually used lengthwise in the tray, so it is longer than the other tools. $3.00 |
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Double Rake Nails spaced in 1½" triangle patterns. Used alone or in addition to a comb, for the bouquet, peacock, and thistle patterns. $5.00 |
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Wood Tray
Scraper Used to skim the excess paint from the surface of the size between prints. $1.00 |
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Carrageenan,
1/2 lb. Used for size (AKA gel), it makes water heavier than paint so that they will float. A seaweed derivative. Non-toxic $22.00 / 1/2 lb. Christine's basic carrageenan recipe for marbling size:Mix about 1 T. carrageenan per 1/2 gallon of water in blender and refrigerate overnight. |
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Alum,
1/2 lb. A powdered mordant, makes paint adhere to paper. Mix with water. Non-toxic $5.00 / 1/2 lb. |
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Marbling
Gall,
2 oz. Surfactant, made from the bile of a cow or ox (ew!), enables paint to resist surface tension. Add 1 or 2 drops to paints if they fall to the bottom of the marbling tray instead of spreading over the surface of the size. $5.00 / 2 oz. |
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TexoPrint Paper This is Master Marbler Galen Berry's (and Christine Cox's) favorite paper for marbling. It has a soft, fabric-y drape and lays beautifully onto the size. It's a very durable 55-lb. white paper with a slight latex content, which makes it excellent for marbling. It dries out flat (if you've ever marbled paper before, you'll appreciate this) and is great for bookbinding, card making, print matting, stationary, collage, gift wrap and much more. Approximately 9-1/2" X 12-1/2" |
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$3.50 / 10 pc. $8.75 / 25 pc. $30.00 / 100 pc. |